Critics warn of canal's environmental impact, investment risk Government says rising shipping levels make it essential 45-km canal to be built to the west of the city ISTANBUL, June 26 (Reuters ...

"We have not abandoned the Kanal Istanbul project. It is not on our agenda today, but when the day comes, the right financing is found, we will definitely do it," Transport and Infrastructure ...

The ambitious Kanal Istanbul Project of Turkey has been in talks for more than a decade. The project is not just of major geographical and economic importance to the country but also to the major ...

Despite mounting opposition from political and civil society groups due to potential environmental and political issues, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is determined to proceed with the controversial ...

Now, the largest infrastructure project Turkey has ever undertaken ... the most ambitious is Canal Istanbul (also called Istanbul Kanal), a massive shipping canal meant to route traffic from ...

"We view Kanal Istanbul as a project to save Istanbul's future," Erdogan told a ceremony. "We are opening a new page in the history of Turkey's development." Construction workers poured cement into ...

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has released the details of the construction and zoning plans for Kanal Istanbul project, which will be built on the European side of Istanbul and it will ...

“We view Kanal Istanbul as a project to save Istanbul’s future,” Erdogan told a ceremony. “We are opening a new page in the history of Turkey’s development.” Construction workers ...

“We view Kanal Istanbul as a project to save Istanbul’s future,” Erdogan told a ceremony. “We are opening a new page in the history of Turkey’s development.” Construction workers ...

"We view Kanal Istanbul as a project to save Istanbul's future," Erdogan told a ceremony. "We are opening a new page in the history of Turkey's development." Construction workers poured cement ...